Agnes family struggling a year after her murder

The family of teenager Agnes Sina-Inakoju, shot dead by two gang members as she chatted to friends, today said they are still struggling to cope with her death a year on.

The 16-year-old, who had dreams of going to Oxford University, was shot in the neck during revenge attack by youths from the London Fields gang.

Leon Dunkley, 22 and Mohammed Smoured, 21, both of Hackney, were convicted of murder yesterday at the Old Bailey. They were jailed for life and told they must serve at least 32 years behind bars.

The two, both wearing hoodies, cycled up to the Hoxton Chicken and Pizza Shop before Dunkley fired a submachinegun through the window in a "callous and cold-blooded" attack.

Agnes, a popular and successful student who had just finished her GCSEs, died with her mother Safurat at her side. Her brother Abiola, 32, today said the family were still finding it incredibly hard to come to terms with the loss.

He said: "We are still struggling. She is the last child in the family. Whenever someone leaves home you know you have a younger sister there.

"I could go wherever I wanted and she was the one who was always at home with my mum but that is not there any more. It is really, really hard.

"She had so much ambition, we were looking forward to her being whatever she wanted to be in life. She was destined to be something great."

Speaking after yesterday's sentencing, Mr Sina-Inakoju said "justice has been done".

He added: "We would have liked it to be them being with their families and us having Agnes back, but it is never going to be like that again.

"I don't feel sorry for them, I feel sorry for their families. No mother or good parent would condone what they have done."